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Officials from Cincinnati Public Schools released video Friday that family members claim shows a bullying incident two days before 8-year-old Gabriel Taye took his own life.

The start-stop motion of the security footage from just outside a bathroom at Carson Elementary School in West Price Hill makes it challenging to know exactly what happened in late January.

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But at one point the video shows Gabe shaking the hand of a classmate. Two seconds later, Gabe falls forward and ends up on the floor.

In an email to school officials, a Cincinnati police detective said a boy wearing a red and grey jacket, whom the officer called the "primary agitator," appears to yank Gabe's hand and pull him to the ground.

The detective said the boy who brought Gabe down appears to "celebrate and rejoice in his behavior."

Five minutes later, after countless other students step over and around Gabe's body, an assistant principal arrives and moves a trash can Gabe may have hit on his way down.

Nearly three minutes after that, the video shows Gabe finally back on his feet, headed to see a school nurse.

An attorney for Reynolds said that diagnosis delayed critical medical attention.

Two days after the bathroom incident, Gabe put a tie around his neck in his bedroom and hanged himself.

The detective who reviewed the video wrote, "I saw some concerning events in the video and I don't even have a child at the school. I witnessed behavior that in my belief is bullying and could even rise to the level of criminal assault but due to the apparent age of the children involved my current opinion is it could be better dealt with appropriately at the school level."

On Friday, saying bullying is rampant inside Carson Elementary, parents asked drivers passing by the school on Glenway Avenue to support Gabe Taye and his family by honking their horns.

Lundy told WLWT investigator Todd Dykes she removed her two children from Carson due to concerns about bullying.

She added, "The school needs to be in the spotlight, 100 percent. This needs to be stopped, and it needs to be stopped today."

Edmond Brown said he was bullied when he was a student at Carson Elementary several years ago.

"Whenever I talked to the school counselor about it, (I got) no help whatsoever," Brown said.

He joined others to raise awareness about bullying and to support any other student who's been targeted.

"There's other kids inside that school that's going through the same thing that all these other kids are basically going through," Brown said. "There might be another kid in there that's in a dark place like Gabe, and you know, us being out here showing support, you know, maybe we can give them the little push they need to get through the day."

As he's done on more than one occasion, Dykes asked to speak to Ruthenia Jackson, the principal, and/or superintendent Mary Ronan.

Once again, all Dykes received was a statement. The statement from Cincinnati Public Schools' Public Affairs Department reads:

"Our hearts are broken by the loss of this child, and our thoughts are with his parents and extended family. He was an outstanding young man, and this is a great loss for his family and our school community.

"In an effort to be completely transparent, we are releasing the video that was reviewed as part of an investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department. As all are aware, no charges resulted from that investigation. We have uploaded the video, in its entirety, blurring out faces of the students who appear to protect their privacy.

"We ask that you review the video, in its entirety. It is our firm position that the allegations portrayed in the media are not supported by the video.

"Cincinnati Public Schools is reviewing with faculty and staff the procedures regarding adult supervision in the restrooms. We are committed to student safety and ensuring that all CPS schools foster a positive, learning environment."

Dykes also spoke on Friday with Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco, who said she's reopening her office's investigation into Gabe's death.

Sammarco doubts the cause and manner of Gabe's death will change but says based on new evidence, there may have been other factors that contributed to Gabe's decision to end his life at such a young age.

There is no current police investigation, and Sammarco said a decision to possibly file charges in this case is up to the prosecutor's office.